Fire destroys houses in South Chicago community

A house burned to the ground in a fire in the South Chicago community on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday, and others were damaged.

The fire started at a wood-frame worker's cottage at 7935 S. Coles Ave. 

The Fire Department said the fire did not spread to other structures, but the view from CBS Skywatch indicated that it did. The prevailing wind blew the flames toward two neighboring houses of the same architectural style.

The one-and-a-half-story house collapsed, and only a charred husk of a frame remained as firefighters hosed it down Wednesday morning. The upper level of the neighboring house was also completely destroyed, as seen from CBS Skywatch.

A third house also appeared to be damaged.

There were reports of one person hurt in the fire, but the Chicago Fire Department later said there were no injuries.

The cause of the fire will be investigated.